Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, Little Devil's Bridge over the Russ above Altdorft, Switzerland, 1809
- Title:
- Little Devil's Bridge over the Russ above Altdorft, Switzerland
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1809
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 1/8 × 16 1/8 inches (28.3 × 41 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 11 1/2 inches (21 × 29.2 cm), Image: 7 × 10 1/4 inches (17.8 × 26 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
inscribed in graphite, lower left: "19."; lower right: "Third State"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "In Turner's possession at his death"; lower right: "(J.W. oct 45)"
Turner sale mark: J. M. W. Turner (Lugt 1498)
Lettered above image: "MS."; below image: "Drawn and Etched by J.M.W.Turner Esqr. R.A.P.P. | Engraved by Chas.Turner | LITTLE DEVILS BRIDGE over the RUSS above ALTDORFT SWISSD. | London, Published March 29, 1809, by C.Turner, No.50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.14019
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bridge (built work) | cliffs | landscape | mountain
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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